Qin Xiao enjoyed the tenderness of Princess Sheyue in the palace, but his energy was also consumed by it. Although he was the young minister of Dali Temple, there would be no problem even if he did not go to Dali Temple to do his daily meal. He was determined to sleep.

When you wake up naturally, you will replenish the energy consumed in the womb.

According to his estimate, it would take at least five or six hours of sleep to recover.

He is a responsible person. He has nourished the princess in the palace, and he cannot treat Qiuniang badly when he comes back. He must be equally exposed to the rain and dew. He has made up his mind that as long as there is nothing major the next day, he will not go out and spend a good day at home.

, I will make it up to Qiuniang in the evening.

It was almost dawn when he returned home from the palace. He thought he would sleep until at least the afternoon, but not long after he lay down, he heard a cry coming from the yard. Qin Xiao was awakened by the cry and lost all his energy.

Yi Chengdu hadn't recovered yet, feeling a little annoyed and sat up suddenly. Qiuniang waited all night and just fell asleep. She sat up with sleepy eyes. Qin Xiao shouted: "What's the noise? Are you calling for a soul?"

A panicked voice came from the courtyard: "Sir, this is a visitor from Dali Temple. I didn't dare to disturb you, but there is something urgent. I don't dare not report it!"

Qin Xiao recognized the voice of Tu Baoshan. This Tu Baoshan was originally a subordinate of Wu Tianbao of the Taiping Society. When Qingyi Tower was destroyed, Wu Tianbao also disbanded the Taiping Society under Qin Xiao's persuasion and took many of his brothers there.

To guard the borders is to serve the country and to avoid disasters.

However, before Wu Tianbao left, Qin Xiao asked some people from his men to come and look after the home. Wu Tianbao chose some brothers with good skills to follow Tu Baoshan and join Shaoqing's house to look after the home.

Qin Xiao had a very good impression of Tu Baoshan. Although he was woken up just after falling asleep and was annoyed, he still suppressed his anger when he heard Tu Baoshan's voice. He ran to the window and opened it slightly. He saw Tu Baoshan standing in the distance.

On the other side of the courtyard gate, Qin Xiao yelled at him, and he felt a little nervous at the moment.

"Are they Baoshan brothers?" Qin Xiao said with a smile, "What's going on?" Seeing the dim sky, he asked, "What time is it now?"

"Back to your lord, Mao Shi has just arrived." Tu Baoshan said respectfully: "Someone from Dali Temple came and said that they had beaten the court drum before and it was about to be a court meeting. Your Excellency is the young minister of Dali Temple. According to his rank, he has to attend the court meeting. If he is absent,

Or if you are late, you will be blamed, and the guilt will be considerable. Dali Temple was worried that you would not understand, so they sent someone to say hello and asked you to go directly to the Danfeng Gate of Miyagi City to wait."

"Court meeting?" Qin Xiao touched his head, a little surprised. He has never attended any court meeting since he became an official. In his memory, it seems that the emperor rarely held court meetings. He asked: "Did you hear the sound of drums?"

"There are already two drums." Tu Baoshan explained: "I heard that when the three drums arrive, the civil and military officials attending the court meeting will have to wait at Danfeng Gate. Sir, hurry up and you may be able to arrive before the three drums.

, I’ll go get someone to prepare the car right now.”

Qin Xiao shook his head and said: "No need for a car, I'll just ride a horse." He yawned, feeling very sleepy and complaining in his heart, thinking to himself that this saint really knows how to choose the right time. He was very sleepy, but he had to hold a court meeting today.

But Qiuniang had already stood up and said hurriedly: "Brother Xiao, you can't delay attending the court meeting. You hurry up and pack up. I'll get you water to wash up." Without delay, she hurried out to get ready.

Qin Xiao thought to himself that it was his first court meeting today. He couldn't hide at home and sleep, otherwise he might be impeached by ginseng. Although he knew that the saint recognized him as the Seven Kills Auxiliary Star and would not punish him easily, but if the pressure was too much

If you really have to inflict some small hardships on yourself or pay a fine, then it's not worth it.

Under Qiuniang's service, he washed himself and put on his official uniform. Qiuniang helped him get dressed and said: "After the saint ascended the throne, there was no fixed time for him to go to court. When dealing with political affairs, he went directly to Zhongshu Sheng and some other officials.

The important ministers in the court discussed that court meetings would only be held unless there was something special. There were big drums at the four corners of the palace towers. I heard that the drums were beaten by powerful men. Once the drums sounded, most of the capital could hear them.

, the officials who can attend the court meeting also live near the palace, not too far away, so as long as the first drum sounds, the officials participating in the court meeting have to get up and prepare. They must go out before the second drum sounds, otherwise they may not be able to catch up.

."

"But the second tonggu has already passed." Qin Xiao frowned and said, "Is it too late for me to run over now?"

"It's better to be late than never." Qiuniang quickly helped Qin Xiao pack up, and said with a hint of apology: "I was sleeping deeply just now and didn't hear the drums. Others in the courtyard heard the drums.

I don’t know if you want to attend the court meeting, you won’t make any mistakes in the future.” He urged: “Go quickly, otherwise it will be too late.”

She knew that Qin Xiao's horse, Black Overlord, was extremely powerful and could run as fast as a whirlwind. He might even be able to catch up with the three-way drum.

Qin Xiao didn't waste any time, and went straight to the palace city on horseback. However, he still couldn't be energetic. Fortunately, when he asked about the location of Xing'an Gate before, he already knew that the south gate of the palace city was Danfeng Gate. Although it was dark

Overlord was as fast as a whirlwind, but before he could see the Danfeng Gate, the third drum sounded.

The morning drum was low and solemn, but this time I could hear it very clearly. I sighed in my heart. It seemed that I was definitely going to be late today.

Just when they arrived outside the Danfeng Gate, although the Danfeng Gate had been opened, not all the officials had entered yet. They still saw dozens of officials still outside the door. Qin Xiao was overjoyed and rushed over, but there were dragon scales.

The imperial guard stopped him, but before Qin Xiao could say anything, the soldier already said: "Official card!"

Qin Xiao took out his official badge. The other party took a look at it and signaled Qin Xiao to get off the horse and took the reins of the horse. Only then did he realize that there were many carriages parked on the left side of Danfeng Gate, and on the right were tied

There were a large number of horses, knowing that these were the officials attending the morning dynasty.

"Master Qin, Master Qin!" Qin Xiao suddenly heard someone saying hello and looked up, only to see Yun Lu, the young minister of Dali Temple, waving to him not far away. When he saw an acquaintance, Qin Xiao perked up and knew that the soldier was

He took the Black Overlord and tied him up, gently stroked the Black Overlord's mane to make him calmer, and then walked towards Yunlu.

Although Yun Lu's prestige and power in Dali Temple are not the same as Qin Xiao's, they have the same official rank. They are both Shaoqing of Dali Temple, one is Zuo Qing and the other is Right Qing. They are both of the fourth rank. Since Qin Xiao can

Yunlu is naturally qualified to participate in the court meeting.

"Master Yun!" Qin Xiao stepped forward and cupped his hands.

Yun Lu breathed a sigh of relief and said: "The boss has already gone in first. He knows that it is your first time to attend the court meeting, so he is afraid that you will be negligent, so he asked me to wait here. You arrived in time, don't delay, let's go in first.

"

Qin Xiao followed Yun Lu into the Danfeng Gate and walked along a wide avenue for a long time. On both sides were dragon-scale guards with bright armor. After passing the first palace wall, it was already bright. Qin Xiao

Looking up, the procession of courtiers entering the palace was quite casual and did not line up.

"Master Yun, how many officials are attending the court meeting?"

"The exact number is not clear yet, but there are still two to three hundred people. Our Dali Temple only has the boss and the two of us. However, the situation of each department is different. Mainly, the majority of people are from the six departments." Yun Lu explained softly.

: "Dali Temple requires the fourth rank to participate in the court meeting, but many officials from the sixth and fifth ranks also participate."

Qin Xiao nodded, knowing that when the DPRK discusses affairs, the six ministries mainly discuss affairs. Dali Temple belongs to the criminal law yamen, and it is enough for three officials to participate.

It's just that he didn't expect that after entering Danfeng Gate, he walked for a long time without reaching the palace of Chaohui. He only waited until he passed the second palace wall before the officials in front began to line up in an orderly manner. Yunlu led Qin Xiao to speed up.

He stepped forward and entered the queue.

Between the second palace wall and the third palace wall is a huge palace complex, and the court meeting is held in the Taiji Hall in the middle. Outside the Taiji Hall, you can already smell the scent of sandalwood, and the courtiers are lined up.

Wait under the stone steps in front of the temple.

The square in front of the palace is very spacious, and all the ministers are silent. On the left and right of the upward stone steps, every few steps are dragon-scale guards holding long spears and holding sabers on their waists. They are like sculptures, calm and intimidating.

The sun was rising, and Qin Xiao waited for a long time. He was really sleepy. He squinted his eyes to rest, and suddenly heard a sharp voice: "All the ministers have entered the palace for the morning!"

So the courtiers lined up and climbed the stone steps. Qin Xiao didn't care about anything else. Since his official rank was the same as Yunlu's, he just followed Yunlu.

Entering the Taiji Hall, the scent of sandalwood is stronger, but Qin Xiao doesn't know that every time there is a court meeting, sandalwood will be burned in the hall. A lot of sandalwood is consumed in a court meeting, and its value can be exchanged for the same amount of gold as the sandalwood consumed.

.

The Tai Chi Hall is full of gold, pink and white jade, and is full of pearls. Everything is made of gold and jade, sandalwood as the base, and pearls and emeralds as decorations. All decorative items must be magnificent and exquisite, showing the nobility of this huge empire.

Qin Xiao couldn't help but look around. Only then did he realize that the Pearl Mirror Hall where She Yue lived was actually quite frugal, and the extravagance could not be compared with the Tai Chi Hall. It was like a treasure house. A few pieces of decoration could probably be saved by ordinary people in a lifetime.

Endless savings.

Qin Xiaowei frowned, everyone said that the Tang Dynasty's treasury was empty and taxes had been increased several times in recent years. However, the luxury of this palace in Beijing was hard to estimate. It seems that the Tang Dynasty had gold and silver to decorate the palace, but not

Silver brings peace to the people.

The main hall was extremely spacious, and hundreds of ministers were not crowded at all. Qin Xiao looked forward and saw a few people. He had been in the Ministry of War, and there were many officials of the Ministry of War, headed by the Minister of War, Dou Wei.

They were all in the palace, including Lu Junzhong from the Criminal Department and his subordinate Zhu Dongshan.

Although the main hall was full of civil and military officials, it was silent and solemn.

"The saint has arrived!"

After a while, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony was heard shouting, and all the ministers knelt on the ground. Qin Xiao could only follow. After the mountain chanted "Long Live the Mountain", he finally heard "all the ministers are free". Qin Xiao raised his head and saw

, on the dragon chair in the Jinluan Hall, there is a person sitting high up, wearing a crown that reaches the sky, the bright beads emit a soft light, and the clothes on his body are like carrying the sun and the moon on his shoulders. As for whether there are stars behind him, Qin Xiao can't see it.
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